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>Humans have been finding ways to mitigate damages from storms, earthquakes, and tornadoes since the dawn of time.
And Gensokyo has a way to make them not happen at all. I'd say that's better than the other option.
>And i'm sure if any of those people wanted to leave the Human Village and go into the Outside World they would be allowed to with no issue right?
It's not about being allowed it's that it's impossible. Fortune teller couldn't he was going to live in the forest, 99% of the gods and youkai can't. It's a one way trip for pretty much everyone. The only people I'm aware of who can travel freely are:
Yukari: That's literally what she does
Mamizou: Through special means we do not know of
Nue: maybe, in relation to calling Mamizou, but as they are "old friends" they could have known each other from before the barrier times, calling could imply she stayed in.
Sumireko: by projecting her dream self into Gensokyo, so she's not actually crossing the barrier. You can add the whole occult balls which had the power to destroy the barrier and create holes in them, but again, we don't know the consequences of destroying Gensokyo for its inhabitants because as a reminder it's not a place on the outside world and what happened to the dragon balls anyway?
Rinnosuke: Technically didn't do it purposefully, some weird shenanigans about leaving his mind in Gensokyo but his body being outside, something he himself says isn't possible for regular humans to do. He could in theory do it again (he was terrified the whole time of being stuck outside) if the stars align.
Reimu: probably can as she can mess with the barrier and is partly responsible for Rinnosuke's leaving due to weakening the barrier at the time he was near it. She's never explicitely stated to be the one who moves outsiders back outside once they get to the Hakurei Shrine as far as I'm aware, but it's fair to assume it's her, still we know the shrine itself has a relation to the barrier (items tend to gather there and the barrier was weakened when it caught on fire in WaHH chapter 20, it's also explicitely stated as a gateway.) Although I don't believe she has ever willingly set out or traveled so she could be able to influence the barrier for some things.
There are also two barriers one Hakurei, one for the common sense, so it's possible Reimu could not let anyone out even if she wanted to or that it's a team effort to make someone else leave. She can weaken the barrier but whatever she can straight up make a hole in it isn't stated as far as I'm aware. Making the barrier weaker might make it easier to destroy it and Gensokyo leading to unknown consequences.

Vying for the control of the human village is nothing more than youkai wanting humans to buy their shit (whatever physical or information), it has 0 influence on their daily lives. It's purely bragging rights among youkai shenanigans.